Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 26: Chapter 26 Well Done_1 Chapter 26: Chapter 26 Well Done_1 Lin Ming and his people now dared not rush at Xiao Changyi; everyone was thinking about turning tail and running.

An Jing had never been protected behind someone before; today was the first time. Looking at the tall figure standing in front of her, An Jingxin felt as sweet as could be, and the smile on her lips grew bigger and bigger.

“Changyi, you, you let Zhuzi go first.” With his own clansman being trampled underfoot, as the Clan Leader, Lin Ming, even though scared, would never just turn around and leave.

Xiao Changyi still did not look at the person under his feet; his cold gaze swept across the terrified faces of the people opposite him before he finally lifted his foot and kicked, sending Lin Zhuzi rolling to Lin Ming’s feet.

“Zhuzi, are you okay?” Lin Ming hurried to help Zhuzi up.

Lin Zhuzi’s face and mouth were covered in dirt; he spat several times and was in severe pain, but he didn’t dare to vent his anger on Xiao Changyi, the formidable god of death, fearing another beating from Xiao Changyi. He could only say he was alright in a muffled voice before hiding at the very back of Lin Ming’s group.

Seeing Lin Zhuzi saying he was fine, Lin Ming’s heart settled a bit. After steadying his spirit, he braved himself to meet Xiao Changyi’s gaze and said, “Changyi, it’s good that you’re back. We’ve come to discuss An Jing’s servitude fee with you. Look, Daqiang and the others have worked so hard to raise a child; how can they just give her away for nothing? Shouldn’t you—”
“Should not.”

Lin Ming had not finished speaking when he was cut off by Xiao Changyi’s clean and crisp response, almost choking on his own words.

If An Jing wasn’t so composed, she would have burst out laughing. Her future husband was indeed too domineering—a single sentence could suffocate someone to death!

Initially, she was somewhat worried that Xiao Changyi might agree to pay ten taels of silver to resolve the dispute, but now it seemed she had no need to worry. Xiao Changyi was just like her; neither was easy to mess with.

“Could it be that you take a living person from my family for nothing?!” No longer afraid, Lin’s mother started screaming hysterically when she realized Xiao Changyi was unwilling to pay.

Lin Daqiang gritted his teeth and took a step back: “We won’t ask for ten taels then; just give us five, and once you’ve paid, An Jing will have nothing to do with our family ever again.”

Xiao Changyi said, “She has nothing to do with your family in the first place.”

“You!” Lin Daqiang was furious but couldn’t argue back, because Xiao Changyi held the servitude contract proving that An Jing had no ties with the Lin family.

“Changyi, ‘Leave a line, and you’ll meet again another day’,” Lin Ming said earnestly, “We’re all from the same village, seeing each other often. Uncle Daqiang has already compromised; you can’t leave no room for maneuver and take things to such an extreme. Aren’t you forcing them to hate you and make enemies of them? We’re all villagers here; why bother doing this?”

Xiao Changyi hadn’t spoken when An Jing laughed out of anger, “Lin Clan Chief, you’re really putting all your effort into helping them get the money, saying such shameless things. They could even sell off their own daughter; what does being fellow villagers mean to them? With such fellow villagers, we’re better off without them! Let them hate if they want; we don’t care!”

Lin Ming’s old face turned red with embarrassment, having deeply experienced An Jing’s sharp tongue.

“Chang—”
Lin Ming was about to say something more to Xiao Changyi, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he heard Xiao Changyi give a reply without any courtesy: “Her opinion is my opinion.”

Lin Ming was at a loss for words.

An Jingxin thought: Well done.